How to Use field trip in a Sentence

field trip

noun
  • We went on a field trip.
  • We took a class field trip to the power plant.
  • Tom Wallisch has a soft spot for the kids on the field trip.
    Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But the bones of Meraxes were found on the first day of a 2012 field trip.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
  • Leo goes on a field trip with the class, and Remi is nowhere to be found.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 May 2022
  • For the first time in months, Ms. Carol Smith’s fourth-grade class heads out for a field trip.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The message was clear: This is not a leisurely class field trip.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Cost is $495 and includes snacks, lunch, two t-shirts, and all field trips.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Decades ago, Earth Day meant planting a tree on a school field trip.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Rodriguez said on a field trip with her 4-year-old, while Melanie was in school.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • The field trip to Preservation Hall came at the perfect time.
    Sarah McKinney Gibson, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2022
  • And state funding for out-of-school learning has led to a huge bump in field trips.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • The game itself is a lesson in physics, ideal for a high school field trip.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 28 June 2022
  • The early start was to allow for groups of school children to attend the game as a field trip.
    Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Go on a field trip to enjoy lunch, games and a tour at Spry Senior.
    cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023
  • If a child can't go on a field trip because the $5 fee is too much, Schmitt covers it.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Apple TV+ — Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Currently, schools can be denied a field trip on the busier days of the season.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
  • The nine-month program was nearly over when he was taken on a field trip to a naval base.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The middle schooler is used to things not going his way, but a class field trip to the Met in New York City is a doozy.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The students had returned from a class field trip to see a play in Washington, D.C.
    Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Which is the sort of thing Stefanski hoped to accomplish on the team’s field trip.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 June 2022
  • On a field trip in India last year, Pranveer Singh Rathore got an up-close look at the problem.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The students leave the field trips with seeds, saplings, and tips on how to plant native trees on common lands in their own villages.
    Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • And it’s become a go-to place for field trips and weekend excursions.
    Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • On a field trip gone awry, friends must use problem-solving skills and teamwork.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Earlier in the day, at around 2:43 p.m., a child slipped on wet leaves and fell while hiking Mount Monadnock on a field trip.
    Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Volunteer to assist with school events such as field day, a field trip, or the school carnival.
    Dr. Shanessa Fenner, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Adult passengers and kids on a field trip spilled onto the platform to smoke and dance, respectively.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
  • Kyeong Mi, the woman who greeted and prepared me for my field trip into the South Korean capital of Seoul last month, wasn’t nearly so blunt.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024

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